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#C3CEDA Color

#C3CEDA is rgb(195, 206, 218) in RGB, hsl(211, 24%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3CEDA
HEX#C3CEDA
RGBrgb(195, 206, 218)
HSLhsl(211, 24%, 81%)
HSVhsv(211, 11%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.021 250.4)
LABlab(82.18% -2.12 -7.33)
LCHlch(82.18% 7.63 253.88)

What #C3CEDA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C3CEDA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 5.34Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.45Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 5.74Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 5.77Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 6.26Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#C3CEDA Channel Values

How #C3CEDA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 195 · G 206 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 24% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 11% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3CEDA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3CEDA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3CEDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3CEDA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3CEDA
Complementary
#DACFC3
Analogous
#C3DADA
Analogous
#C3C3DA
Triadic
#DAC3CE
Triadic
#CEDAC3
Split comp.
#DAC3C3
Split comp.
#DADAC3

Tints & Shades of #C3CEDA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C9D3DE
#D3DBE4
#D9E0E8
#E3E8EE
#E9EDF1
#F2F5F7

Shades

#A0B2C5
#7D96B0
#5D7998
#485E75
#324252
#1D262F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3CEDA.

How #C3CEDA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C3CEDA
Protanopia#CCCCDA
Protanomaly#C9CDDA
Deuteranopia#CACADA
Deuteranomaly#C8CCDA
Tritanopia#C1D0D0
Tritanomaly#C2CFD4
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3CEDA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c3ceda: #C3CEDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3CEDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3ceda': '#C3CEDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.808, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_c3ceda">#C3CEDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3CEDA"

More Blue Colors

#C3CEDA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#C3CEDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3CEDA?

#C3CEDA is a lightest blue — rgb(195, 206, 218) in RGB and hsl(211, 24%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #C3CEDA?

#C3CEDA is rgb(195, 206, 218) — red 195, green 206, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3CEDA?

#C3CEDA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3CEDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3CEDA scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3CEDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3CEDA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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